Handgrip for guns



1965 c. P. HAAS, JR., ETAL 3,164,920

HANDGRIP FOR GUNS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 31, 1962 Char/es P. Haas,Jr.

W/l/ard E Roebuck INVENTORS BY Q4...

Jan. 12, 1965 c. P. HAAS, JR.'. ETAL 3,164,920

HANUGRIP FOR GUNS Filed Dec. 31, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Charles P- Haas,Jr. Willard E. Roebuck INVENTORS United States Patent Ofiice 3,164,926HANDGRIP FUR GUNS Charles I". Haas, J12, 1447 S. Jones Blvd, Apt. 206E,and Willard E. Roebuck, 4-164 E. Paseo Grande, both of Tucson, Ariz.

Filed Dec. 31, 1962, Ser. No. 243,442 Claims. (Cl. 4271) This inventionrelates to a novel and useful rifle and shotgun grip attachment forassisting in pulling the butt end of a rifle or shotgun stock into tightseated engagement with the shoulder of a person firing the rifle orshotgun.

When firing high powered rifles and shotguns from the shoulder therecoil of the rifle or shotgun can severaly bruise a persons shoulder ifthe butt end of the stock is not tightly seated against the shoulder ofthe person firing the rifle or shotgun. In addition, when firing anyrifle or shotgun it is extremely important that the butt end of thestock of the rifle or shotgun be firmly seated in engagement with theshoulder of the person firing the gun in order that the rear end of thegun will be held motionless relative to the person firing the gun. Inthis manner, with one end of the gun tightly seated against the shoulderof the person firing the gun, only the front end or muzzle end of thegun is moved when sighting on a target. Thus, the accuracy achieved whenthe butt end of the gun is held motionless far exceeds the accuracywhich is possible if the butt end of the gun is also free to waver whilesighting on a target.

It is therefore the main object of this invention to provide a gripattachment for a rifle or shotgun which, when properly mounted on thegun, will greatly assist in pulling the butt end of a rifle or shotguninto tight seated engagement with the shoulder of a person firing therifle or shotgun. The attachment of the instant invention bears somesimilarity to the depending front grip normally found on a tommy gun orother types of machine guns. However, the front grip on a tommy gun isprovided for a different purpose and its positioning relative to thebutt end of the gun renders it almost completely inoperative for theintended purpose of the instant invention.

The front grip of a tommy gun is provided so that the person firing thegun may have a good grip on the Weapon in order that he may more readilyovercome the tendency of the lower end of the gun to jump upwardly eachtime the weapon is fired. The front depending grip on a tommy gun isdisposed closer to the butt end of the stock of the tommy gun than theattachment of the instant invention would be if it were properly securedto the weapon.

A person firing a submachine gun provided with a depending front gripfrom the shoulder may gnasp the front grip without substantiallystraightening the arm holding that grip. In fact, the angle subtended bythe upper and lower arm portions of a persons arm holding the front gripof a tommy gun while the weapon is being fired from the shoulder isapproximately 90 degrees. I The rifle and shotgun grip attachment of theinstant invention is adapted for securement to the barrel of the weaponforwardly of the front end of the stock of the weapon so that a personsarm supporting the grip attachment will be substantially straightenedwhen the weapon is fired from the shoulder. In this manner, the mereweight of the arm, because of the relatively large angle subtended bythe upper and lower portions of the arm at the elbow, will besuflictient to cause a relatively large amount of tension to be placedon the arm thereby tightly drawing the butt end of the weapon intoseated engagement with the shoulder of the person firing the Weapon.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rifle and shotgungrip attachment constructed in a manner whereby it is readily adaptablefor securement to various types of gun barrels.

Another object of this invention is to provide a grip attachmentconstructed in a manner whereby the depending handgrip portion thereofmay be adjustably positioned fore and aft of the longitudinal extent ofthe gun to which it is secured.

A final object of this invention to be specifically enumerated herein isto provide a rifle and shotgun grip attachment in accordance with thepreceding objects which will conform to conventional forms ofmanufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to providea device that will be economically feasible, long lasting and relativelytrouble free in operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rifle shown with thegrip attachment of the instant invention secured to the barrel forwardlyof the front end of the stock of the nifie;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially uponthe plane indicated by the section line 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially upon theplane indicated by the section line 33 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the planeindicated by the section line 44 of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is an exploded perspective view of the grip attachment;

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a rifle shown with amodified form of handgrip attachment secured thereto;

FIGURE 7 is a front elevational view of the embodiment illustrated inFIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of the extension member of the modifiedform of attachment; and 7 FIGURE 9 is a fragmentary side elevationalview of the modified form of attachment shown with portions thereofbeing broken away and in section.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10generally designates a conventional form of bolt action rifle includinga barrel 12 and a stock 14.

The stock 14 extends forwardly along the barrel 12 past a point which isusually gripped by one hand of the person firing the rifle 10 whose palmis facing upwardly so as to cradle the forward end of the stock 14 inthe hand. The attachment of the instant invention is generallydesignated by the reference numeral 16 and includes an elongated uprighttubular member generally referred to by the reference numeral 18. Theupper end of the tubular member 18 has an upwardly opening semicircularrecess 20 formed therein in which the undersurfaces of the barrel 12 aresnugly received, A generally inverted U-shape'd abutment member referredto in general by the reference numeral 22 is provided and includes apair of depending legs 24 and 26 interconnected at their upper ends bymeans of a semi-cylindrical bight portion 28. The U-shaped abutmentmember snugly receives the upper surfaces of the barrel 12 and the lowerends of the legs 24 and 26 are received in generally radially openingnotches or flats 3t) and 32 formed in the upper end of the tubularmember 18. The notches or flats 30, 32 are communicated with the upperend of the tubular member 18 and it will also be noted that the PatentedJan, 12, 1955 -39 tubular member 18 is provided with a transverselyextending axially opening slot 34 which extends transversely of thesemi-cylindrical recess 20.

An axial bore 36 is formed through the tubular member 18 and iscommunicated with the slot 34 at its upper end.

A force screw generally referred to by the reference numeral 38 isprovided and is externally threaded on its lower end portion as at 4-8.A cross member 42 is carried by the upper end of the force screw 38 andthe cross member 4-2 is generally cylindrical and provided withdiametrically enlarged heads 44 and 46 on its opposite end portions.

The legs 24 and 26 are each provided with an L-shaped slot 48 having anupright leg 50 which terminates at its upper end in a laterallyoutwardly opening horizontal leg 52. The force screw 33 is passedthrough the bore 36 and the cross member 42 is seated in the lowermostends of the legs 56 of the slots 43. The lower threaded end of the forcescrew 38 extends below the lower end of the tubular member 18 and agenerally cylindrical force member referred to by the reference numeral54 is provided and includes an axial blind bore 56 opening outwardly ofits upper end. However, the force member 54 may be constructed of anymaterial such as plastic which may be molded and a nut 58 is embeddedtherein provided with a threaded bore 69 which is coaxial with the bore56. The force member 54 is slipped on to the lower end of the forcescrew 33 and the nut 58 is threadedly engaged with the externallythreaded lower portion of the force screw 38. In this manner, theabutment member 22 and the tubular member l may be urged toward eachother so as to clampingly engage the adjacent portions of the bow 12therebetween.

It is, of course, to be understood that the recess 20 could have adifferent configuration and also that the bight portion 28 could have adifferent cross-sectional shape so as to conform to gun barrels havingvarious cross-sectional shapes.

In operation, the attachment 16 is secured to the gun barrel 12forwardly of the forward end of the stock 14 at a distance from the buttend of the stock 14 which will ensure that the arm of the person firingthe gun holding the grip or attachment 16 will be substantiallystraightened. In this manner, the weight of the arm holding theattachment 16 will elfect sufficient tension to draw the butt end of thestock 14 into tight seated engagement with the shoulder of the personfiring the gun or rifle 10.

With attention now directed more specifically to FIG- URE 6 of thedrawings it will be seen a modified form of attachment generallyreferred to by the reference numeral 70. The attachment '70 issubstantially identical to the attachment 16 and accordingly,corresponding prime numerals have been applied to the portions of theattachment 70 corresponding to the attachment 16.

The attachment 70 includes an elongated plate-like member 72 having anaperture 74 formed in one end. The end of the member 72 having theaperture 74 formed therein is clampingly secured between the forcemember 54' and the tubular member 18' of the attachment 7%. The forcescrew 38' passes through the aperture 74 and in this manner theapertured end of the member 72 is fixedly secured to the portions of theattachment 70 corresponding to the attachment 16.

The end of the member 72 remote from the apertured end thereof isprovided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced non-circular openings78. A grip member 80 similar to the force member 54 is provided andincludes an internally threaded upwardly opening blind bore 82. A headedfastener 84 has its externally threaded shank portion 86 passeddownwardly through a selected one of the openings or apertures 78 andthreadedly engaged in the bore 82. The fastener 84 includes adiametrically enlarged head portion 88 including a non-circular shoulder96) which has a cross-sectional shape complementary to thecross-sectional shape of the apertures or openings 78. Accordingly, ifthe stock 14 extends too far forwardly along the barrel 12' of the rifle10 the extension member 72 and the grip 81 may be utilized to properlyposition the handgrip relative to the butt end of the stock 14.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A ride and a shotgun grip attachment for assisting in pulling thebutt end of a rifle or shotgun into tight seated engagement with theshoulder of a person firing the rifle or shotgun, said attachmentcomprising an elongated upright tubular member having an axially openingrecess formed in its upper end adapted to seatingly receive the lowerportion of a barrel moved laterally downwardly thereinto, a generallyinverted U-shaped abutment member including a pair of depending legsinterconnected at their upper ends by means of a bight portion, saidbight portion and said legs being adapted to seatingly receive the upperportions of a barrel and embracingly receive the upper end of saidtubular member, respectively, as said abutment member is advanced towardsaid barrel from above, a force screw dependingly supported from andextending between the lower ends of said legs and having a cross memberat its upper end, said upper end of said tubular member having atransversely extending axially opening slot formed therein in which saidcross member is received, said force screw depending through saidtubular member, and a force member having a threaded bore formed thereinthreadedly engaged with the lower end of said screw member and operableto force said tubular member toward said bight portion for clamping agun barrel therebetween.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said legs have registeredgenerally L-shaped slots formed therein including a pair ofcorresponding upright legs closed at their lower ends and terminating attheir upper ends in laterally outwardly openings legs by which saidcross member may be laterally advanced into a seated position in thelower ends of the upright legs of said L-shaped slots.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said cross member extends throughthe legs of said U-shaped member and the terminal end portions thereofinclude diametrically enlarged heads of a size too large to be movedaxially through said upright legs of said L-shaped slots.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said recess defines a grooveextending transversely of the upper end of said tubular member, saidslot extending at substantially right angles to said groove.

5. The combination of claim 1 including an extension attachmentcomprising an elongated member having an opening formed through one end,said one end of said attachment being clampingly secured between saidtubular member and said force screw extending through said openmg.

6. The combination of claim 5 including a depending Eandle secured tothe other end of said elongated mem- 7. The combination of claim 1wherein abutment member legs are seatingly received in generallyradially opening notches formed in and communicated with the upper endof said tubular member, the opposite ends of said slot opening outwardlyinto the last-mentioned notches.

8. The combination of claim 1 wherein said abutment member legs haveregistered generally L-shaped slots formed therein including a pair ofcorresponding upright legs closed at their lower ends and terminating attheir upper ends in laterally outwardly opening legs by which said crossmember may be laterally advanced into a seated position in the lowerends of the upright legs of said L-shaped slots, said cross memberextending through the legs of said U-shaped member and the terminal endportions thereof including diametrically enlarged heads of a size toolarge to be moved axially through said upright legs of said L-shapedslots, said recess defining a groove extending transversely of the upperend of said tubular member, said slot extending at substantially rightangles to said groove.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein said abutment member legs areseatingly received in generally radially opening notches formed in andcommunicated with the upper end of said tubular member, the oppositeends of said slot opening outwardly into the last-mentioned notches.

10. A rifle and shotgun grip attachment for assisting in pulling thebutt end of a rifle or shotgun into tight seated engagement with theshoulder of a person firing the rifie or shotgun, said attachmentcomprising an elon gated upright member having an axially opening recessformed in its upper end adapted to seatingly receive the lower portionof a barrel moved laterally downwardly thereinto, a generally invertedU-shaped abutment member including a pair of depending legsinterconnected at their upper ends by means of a bight portion, saidbight portion and said legs being adapted to seatingly receive the upperportions of a barrel and embracingly receive the upper end of saidupright member, respectively, as said abutment member is advanced towardsaid barrel, and means operatively connected between said abutmentmemher and said upright member releasably urging said upright membertoward said bight portion for clamping a gun barrel therebetween.

' References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 445,192 1/91Nye et al 4271 2,472,804 6/49 Bird 4272 X 2,782,545 2/57 Schadeck 42712,826,848 3/58 Davies 4271 BENJAMIN A. BORCHELT, Primary Examiner.

10. A RIFLE AND SHOTGUN GRIP ATTACHMENT FOR ASSISTING IN PULLING THEBUTT END OF A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN INTO TIGHT SEATED ENGAGEMENT WITH THESHOULDER OF A PERSON FIRING THE RIFLE OR SHOTGUN, SAID ATTACHMENTCOMPRISING AN ELONGATED UPRIGHT MEMBER HAVING AN AXIALLY OPENING RECESSFORMED IN ITS UPPER END ADAPTED TO SEATINGLY RECEIVE THE LOWER PORTIONOF A BARREL MOVED LATERALLY DOWNWARDLY THERINTO, A GENERALLY INVERTEDU-SHAPED ABUTMENT MEMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF DEPENDING LEGSINTERCONNECTED AT THEIR UPPER ENDS BY MEANS OF A BIGHT PORTION, SAIDBIGHT PORTION AND SAID LEGS BEING ADAPTED TO SEATINGLY RECEIVE THE UPPERPORTIONS OF A BARREL AND EMBRACINGLY RECEIVE THE UPPER END OF SAIDUPRIGHT MEMBER, RESPECTIVELY, AS SAID ABUTMENT MEMBER IS ADVANCED TOWARDSAID BARREL, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ABUTMENTMEMBER AND SAID UPRIGHT MEMBER RELEASABLY URGING SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERTOWARD SAID BIGHT PORTION FOR CLAMPING A GUN BARREL THEREBETWEEN.